OHMYGOD!!!!!! We want to do that so bad. That is my dream trip. Excited to see answers to this.
Any recommendations on places to stay on Luxembourg? Thinking about a trip to see Verdun and Bastogne and Waterloo, and Luxembourg seems like a good place to set up base camp.
OHMYGOD!!!!!! We want to do that so bad. That is my dream trip. Excited to see answers to this.
Luxembourg is not Lichtenstein small, but it’s not very big.
"Amazing what a minute can do."
I was there at the beginning and end of my backpacking across Europe trip in 1984, but don't remember much about it.
The Benelux countries remind me of a vacuum cleaner.
Verdun is breathtaking in its efforts to build a fortress for men to get shot at. Has a middle-ages feel, but for bullets and bombs.
I can tell you that the champagne region is gorgeous and stop at every small maker you pass along the way (there are a lot). And lots of small hotels.
I have been to Reims and Epernay, Colmar and Mulhouse. Nothing to boast about the first two except I don't remember large swaths of the journey. The last two are the most German towns you'll ever visit, even if they are in France. Great dry Riesling.
This area may be considered Lower Luxembourg for this threads purpose.
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Spork given, that’s exactly the kind of info I need to help evaluate options!
There are three wine towns in Alsace. The least interesting, only because it is much more of a city, is Colmar. The other two, Riquewehr and Ribeauville (accent aigu on last e), seem to be non-stop party towns, with lots of Germans coming over to add to the merriment.
The contrast is striking with the august and truly sedate Burgundy villages not far away -- Meursault, Chassagne-Montrachet, Nuits-St.-Georges, Chambolle-Musigny, Gevrey-Chambertin. These last are sleepy places with a restaurant or two and a wine store. But Alsace rocks!
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
Agree wholeheartedly on the creepy Germans traveling over the border to grab great dry Riesling/Gewurz (they should leave more for export to the US). It is a party, and the roads can get packed when the makers are releasing vintages. Except for the traffic on the country roads, it is fun.
Burgundy is definitely more sedate. I wouldn't miss the Vosges in between the two. And the Jura if you choose to go more south. This is a great region if you want quiet French hospitality (it does exist once you leave Paris). They make interesting wines in the Jura, what I have had is more sweet/straw.
From inner Dobson, go south on 1100, and you’ll be heading towards Shelton Vineyard. Head southeast from that vineyard, and you’ll soon be at Stony Knoll Vineyard. If you sample too much, the next two vineyards are aptly named: Haze Gray Vineyard and Hidden Vineyard. Longest trip to any of these vineyards: 14 minutes. Closest would be to Herrera Vineyard, up north, which is 5 minutes from downtown.
You want blood rather than wine?
Try a few Civil War sites in Surry County: York Tavern in Rockford, a spot in downtown Elkin, and the Battle of Siloam site along the Yadkin River.
Sure, Europe has its appeal, but none of their towns allow you to drive a few minutes to Mt. Airy, hometown of our own Kevin Strickland ‘88.
Okay, starting to focus on Metz. Anyone been to the region?
Also, any Mosel Valley vineyard recommendations (likely the German stretch)?